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Do Democrats want a candidate who promises to put the nation back on track? Or a change agent who pushes radical reforms?
Ground Game
US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.
adrian walker
Four years later, can Bernie Sanders catch fire again? Most of the Democratic field supports some version of the proposals he espoused in 2016. So how will Bernie Sanders stand out in this election cycle?
The former Massachusetts governor was deeply critical of the president Tuesday in an interview on MSNBC?s ?Morning Joe.?
A girl from Middlesex County has died from the flu, the third such pediatric death in Massachusetts this season, state authorities confirmed Tuesday.
3 cases of norovirus are confirmed at Boston College College officials said the three students who had confirmed cases of norovirus were treated by University Health Services and released last week.
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Globe Magazine
With an estimated 43 evictions a day in Massachusetts, should the state guarantee legal help to renters who can?t afford an attorney?
Regional accreditors may place Southern Vermont College on academic probation or withdraw its accreditation this month over concerns about its finances, officials announced this week.
Commenting on Mass. case, Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel ruling Thomas commented as the Supreme Court declined to take up a Massachusetts lawsuit involving Bill Cosby.
Salem marijuana store temporarily ?out of flower,? citing technical glitch It?s not clear whether the ?glitch? is affecting others, but several other recreational stores are reportedly operating business as usual Tuesday.
Maine man is accused of killing young woman at University of Alaska in ?93 Steven Downs of Auburn allegedly raped and killed Sophie Sergie, 20, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
A small Alabama newspaper recently called for mass lynchings and suggested that the Ku Klux Klan should return to ??clean out?? Washington.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
College acceptance season will soon be in full flower. And seniors everywhere are on edge.
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Here?s what to expect from the storm hitting Wednesday into Thursday From when the storm will start to how much snow to expect, here?s a look at what forecasters are saying about the impending system.
Dave Epstein
There are two more storms coming our way As has been the case so much this winter, it looks like the next couple of storm systems will be warm enough that any precipitation will change over to rain.
Here?s when and how to see the ?super snow moon? tonight Look up, people: February?s full moon, normally nicknamed the ?snow moon,? will also be the brightest super moon of the year ? and it will be visible across New England Tuesday night.
Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Kendall Square may be unique in the world for its combination of innovative companies and academic prowess. And developers are using that location as a model as they try to replicate its success elsewhere in the Boston area.
Cambridge Health Alliance CEO will retire after 4 decades in health care Patrick Wardell will step down in June but continue leading the investigation into the death of Laura Levis, who had an asthma attack outside CHA?s hospital in Somerville.
Cooking | Magazine
Four Oscar-worthy cocktail recipes from Christopher Kimball?s Milk Street Fun twists on classic drinks make for a festive evening.
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March is the ugliest month. It?s almost spring, which is a tease because it?s still cold. If there?s snow, it?s dirty and you?re tired of it. Here are some fun things to see and do to help you make it to April.
Opinion | Bernard-Henri Lévy
The real national emergency The United States is focused on an invented Latin American peril rather than the fact that it is being duped by scheming autocrats.
Editorial
Pope Francis has a chance to clean up clergy sex abuse. It?s now or never Defrocking a cardinal for sexual abuse is a big deal. But true reform will come when the Catholic Church has policies that apply to everyone.
Opinion | Francesco C. Cesareo
Laity must play oversight role in reform of the Catholic Church The bishops have continually ignored the advice and counsel of laity in addressing the sexual abuse crisis.
Dan Wasserman
The Trump emergency meltdown There?s a national emergency in the United States, it?s just not the one President Trump announced.
Renée Graham
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Yes, Kamala Harris is ?black enough? Here we are ? again ? embroiled in another pointless debate about who is and isn?t black enough
JEFF JACOBY
Voter ID laws aren?t worth fighting over A sweeping new study finds no evidence that requiring voters to show ID before voting suppresses minority turnout.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
A lot of things have to go right for the Red Sox if this bullpen is to succeed without an elite closer.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Shouldn?t we be a bit more concerned about Xander Bogaerts leaving? His contract is up after this season, and there is no shortstop in the Red Sox organization ready to take over.
Truth and Consequences Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.
Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.
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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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The Big Picture
In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.
It?s not the strongest free agency group, and judging by the way receivers got paid last year, the bigger names won?t come cheap.
Cyclists from the Greater Boston area will honor Paula Sharaga on Sunday, Feb. 24. Sharaga was killed Feb. 15 while riding her bike.
The average rate this week for 15-year fixed-rate loans eased to 3.81 percent from 3.84 percent. | realestate.boston.
President Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general.
President Trump?s confidant posted a photo of the judge in his criminal case with the crosshairs of a gun.
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The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has increased 1 cent in the past week
Patrick Moscaritolo played a pivotal part in expanding Boston?s image beyond Paul Revere and ?Cheers,? making it a place where people from around the world come to visit.
Three hours of watching Hollywood celebrate itself ? last year?s show was nearly four, not counting red-carpet coverage ? seems to be most people?s limit.
Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
With insulin prices skyrocketing, there?s plenty of blame to go around A review of insulin?s history makes it clear that drug makers, their generic counterparts, doctors, and FDA all share blame for the broken market.
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